A coed bathhouse is opening in Philly, and it’s something you have to experience for yourself.
Bathhouse, a popular social wellness brand, will open its first social spa outside New York City, making it the first facility of its kind to operate in Center City Philadelphia.
The 36,000-square-foot wellness complex in Philadelphia’s Center City converted the Bellevue Hotel’s former Tiffany & Co. space at 200 S. Broad St. into a three-sauna, three-pool facility. A brick-walled basement houses three indoor pools, an infrared sauna, a dry sauna, a banya, and a steam room, according to a Philadelphia magazine report.
The dry sauna will host daily Aufguss sessions, a ritual of circulating steam with snowball melts, towels, essential oils, music, and lights.
Recovery massages will be available as standalone bookings, although Philly’s location will not offer body scrubs as some other Bathhouse sites do.
An outdoor third-floor terrace with a pool, sauna, lounge, and concessions is planned for early 2027, with a fourth sauna and pool. Terrace amenities will also open around the same time, Philadelphia magazine noted.
“Bringing Bathhouse to Philadelphia as part of the Bellevue redevelopment is a meaningful milestone for us,” said Bathhouse co-founder Travis Talmadge in a statement shared with Philadelphia. “We’re excited to introduce sauna culture and best-in-class recovery modalities to a city known for its social, fun, and dynamic energy — values that are central to the Bathhouse experience.”
When it opens next week, Bathhouse will be accessible from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. You can book a day pass online. The cost of a day pass varies by day and time — right now, passes start at $29.
Bathhouse’s expansion to Philadelphia comes as social sauna and contrast therapy concepts are gaining steam across the United States. According to an Athletech news report, brands such as Othership and Sauna House are raising capital and opening new locations at the same time.